Locum Consultant Community Paediatrics

Job overview

Applications are invited for a Locum Consultant Community Neurodevelopmental Paediatrician to join our friendly, supportive and enthusiastic team within East Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The post represents an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively within a large, expanding multidisciplinary Community Neurodevelopmental Paediatric dedicated service.

The post will be office based in Burnley General Hospital working in hospital and community-based outpatient settings across the trust footprint. Flexible working from home arrangements are possible for non-patient facing work activities. There is no Acute Paediatric on call commitment associated with this post.

The Child Health Service in East Lancashire is the largest centralised children’s service in the North West and one of the largest in the country, serving a diverse population of around 520,000 people.  Within the Family Care Division there are also General / Acute Paediatric, Neonatology and Child Psychiatry services. There are also many sub-specialty services. The Child Health Services are active in undergraduate and postgraduate specialist training.

Applicants must have full registration with the GMC with ability to demonstrate meeting L3 competencies for Community Child Health.  Satisfactory completion of previous posts providing professional training in General Paediatrics, Community Paediatrics and Neonatology as recognised by the RCPCH is essential.

Main duties of the job

• NeuroDevelopmental Paediatrics:

The post holder will undertake outpatient clinics to see referrals covering a range of problems-

• Neurodisability Learning Difficulties Autistic Spectrum Disorders ADHD Dyspraxia
• Neurodisability
• Learning Difficulties
• Autistic Spectrum Disorders
• ADHD
• Dyspraxia

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The duties of this post are:

• NeuroDevelopmental Paediatrics:

The post holder will undertake outpatient clinics to see referrals covering a range of problems-

• Neurodisability Learning Difficulties Autistic Spectrum Disorders ADHD Dyspraxia
• Neurodisability
• Learning Difficulties
• Autistic Spectrum Disorders
• ADHD
• Dyspraxia